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Description: | Post Medieval cast copper mount dating to the 16th or 17th centuries. The mount is in the form of a large circular boss with a projection to one side. The boss has a hollow back and convex front which rises in two steps to a central dome, between the first and second step is a double incised ring. The edges of the boss are irregular and slightly damaged but it seems probable there was only ever one projection. The projecting piece is in the form of an oval lobe with a smaller lobed terminal beyond, both are convex on the front and the larger lobe has a hollow back. From the back of the terminal lobe and from the rim of the boss, at the point it meets the projection rise two integral spikes for attachment. The spikes are circular in section narrowing to a point at the end. The projection on the rim is bent up, the one at the top, straight.The mount is 33.3mm long, 20.5mm wide and 8.0mm thick; it weighs 6.40grams. The surface is corroded although small areas have traces of black which may have been linseed-oil applied in the past to give the harness-mount a decorative appearence.SOM-F2A182 on this database, also from near taunton, appears to be of the same form.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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